High [CVE-2026-34001] X.Org X server: Use-after-free vulnerability leads to server crash and potential memory corruption
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-34001 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.
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Summary
X.Org X server: Use-after-free vulnerability leads to server crash and potential memory corruption. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.8).
Weakness: CWE-825. Affected package(s): tigervnc, xorg-x11-server-Xwayland, xorg-x11-server.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:24341 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support; and 11 more.
- tigervnc-0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.15
- xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-10.el9_2
- tigervnc-0:1.14.1-10.el9_6
- tigervnc-0:1.15.0-6.el9_7.1
- xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-2.el8_6.6
- xorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-34.el9_8
- tigervnc-0:1.15.0-7.el9_8.1
- xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:24.1.5-6.el10_1
- xorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-20.el9_2
- xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:24.1.5-6.el10_0
- tigervnc-0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.17
- xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-5.el9_0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- RHSA-2026:24341
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:24341 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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